Vaishali
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Vaishali is an ancient city in present-day Bihar, India, historically significant as a major center of early Jainism and Buddhism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaishali canonical | 6 |
| Vaishali (ancient city) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
Mahavira ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Mahavira ⓘ |
| BuddhistTradition |
place where Buddha announced his impending parinirvana
ⓘ
site of several important early Buddhist councils and gatherings ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| etymology | named after King Vishala in some traditions ⓘ |
| event | site of the Second Buddhist Council (according to some traditions) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Ashokan pillar
ⓘ
Buddhist stupas ⓘ ancient monasteries ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Magadha
ⓘ
surface form:
Magadha region
Videha ⓘ |
| JainTradition | birthplace of the 24th Tirthankara Mahavira ⓘ |
| knownFor |
important center of trade and politics in ancient India
ⓘ
important pilgrimage site for Buddhists ⓘ important pilgrimage site for Jains ⓘ one of the earliest known republics in the world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Tirhut division ⓘ Vaishali district ⓘ eastern India ⓘ Bihar ⓘ
surface form:
state of Bihar
|
| mentionedIn |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist Pali Canon
Jain Agamas ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ |
| modernUse |
site of archaeological tourism
ⓘ
site of religious tourism ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Muzaffarpur
ⓘ
Patna ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | ancient republican city-state ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
major center of early Buddhism
ⓘ
major center of early Jainism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Licchavi republic
ⓘ
capital of the Vajji confederacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | flourished in the 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| transport | accessible by road from Patna ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Blue Line (Delhi Metro)
this entity surface form:
Vaishali (ancient city)